Piano Lessons with Lai G.

Lai was born in Shenyang, China into a family of musicians. She started learning pipa with her father at age 5 and later, piano and composition. After graduating from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing Lai Ma became the performer, pianist, arranger, and composer for The Premier Song and Dance Troupe of Beijing. In 1992 she won “Hei Long Bei” National Composition Competition in China.

Lai Ma Gates has served Esperanza Lutheran Church as an accompanist since 2007, and Greater Phoenix Chinese Christian Church since 1996. She received her Masters degree in Music Composition at ASU in 2010. Currently she is an adjunct faculty member at Arizona Christian University.